Adversity can inspire creativity. It can also inspire insanity. Somewhere in between, we sing of the world electric. Data flows, laws are created and bypassed, privacy is threatened, Bad Guys drink their Red Bull, and the lowly information security professionals of the world stand a vigilant watch. Infosec workers huddle together against the storm, the small campfire of hope burning by our feet. On the coldest nights, stories are told, songs are sung, and coffee is consumed.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

M3AAWG - V6

The Internet is taking its time moving to IPv6 networking. The lack of speed is understandable, considering the plethora of issues that come along with a giant network migration.
V6

I've heard all these stories 'bout IPv6.
From what I can tell, we're in a great fix.
Imagine some puzzles, a maze in the mix.
That starts to describe the IPv6.

It gives more addresses than stars in the sky.
It counts them with hexes; makes net tools all die.
If you want to keep going, you'd better be spry.
Don't let this big change-up cause you to cry.

Get used to notation like /44.
You're tracking addresses? Your caches will soar.
Despite all the admins that think it's a bore,
You've got to adopt it, of that you be sure.

Lest one day you'll find someone can't reach your site.
You'll do troubleshooting late into the night,
And you'll find a solution: v6 is it, right?
Your powers that be will have a great fright!

About Me

I write. I play games. I drink coffee. I do information security to pay the bills. Most of those bills are coffee and game-related.

Professionally, I've been in the information security field since 1999 with a focus on government and higher education. I have held a CISSP certification since 2000. Recently, my work has focused on compliance efforts, privacy topics, assessments, and consulting. I have presented on various topics at numerous conferences, sat on the Research and Education Networking Information Sharing and Analysis Center (REN-ISAC) Technical Advisory Group, and was a member of the Computer Security Incidents - Internet2 (CSI2) Working Group. I drink a lot of coffee and write on occasion. These are sometimes done together, which makes strange magic happen.

I hear the coffee dripping down,From steam to grinds to pot it sounds.No better gift in nature found.This music makes the heart resound.